Heading · Chapter 52
5202: Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)
3 subheadings make up heading 5202 in chapter 52 (cotton).
Duty rates compared
UK
EUSubheadings 3
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$211kUS$211k+US$2m+US$8m+> US$54m
Exports: 111
- Türkiye: US$101m
- India: US$93m
- Pakistan: US$54m
- Uzbekistan: US$54m
- Germany: US$34m
- Bangladesh: US$16m
- Brazil: US$15m
- United States: US$15m
- Indonesia: US$10m
- France: US$10m
- Turkmenistan: US$8m
- South Korea: US$7m
- Spain: US$6m
- Vietnam: US$6m
- Kazakhstan: US$6m
- Egypt: US$5m
- China: US$4m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Italy: US$4m
- El Salvador: US$4m
- Costa Rica: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Tanzania: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Mexico: US$2m
- Mauritius: US$2m
- Guatemala: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Bahrain: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Nigeria: US$1m
- Honduras: US$1m
- Lesotho: US$867k
- Benin: US$844k
- Iran: US$821k
- Tunisia: US$815k
- Peru: US$807k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$747k
- Azerbaijan: US$684k
- Slovakia: US$575k
- Greece: US$562k
- Sweden: US$442k
- Taiwan: US$430k
- Australia: US$400k
- Algeria: US$388k
- United Kingdom: US$351k
- Tajikistan: US$273k
- Malaysia: US$269k
- South Africa: US$245k
- Denmark: US$217k
- Japan: US$211k
- Sri Lanka: US$170k
- Canada: US$152k
- Hungary: US$142k
- Georgia: US$140k
- Burkina Faso: US$129k
- Slovenia: US$117k
- Mozambique: US$115k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$98kUS$98k+US$1m+US$8m+> US$29m
Imports: 166
- Germany: US$56m
- Vietnam: US$54m
- Türkiye: US$36m
- Pakistan: US$32m
- India: US$29m
- France: US$24m
- United States: US$24m
- Taiwan: US$23m
- Italy: US$18m
- Russia: US$17m
- Netherlands: US$16m
- Japan: US$16m
- Thailand: US$16m
- Spain: US$12m
- Poland: US$12m
- Switzerland: US$9m
- Sweden: US$8m
- Belgium: US$7m
- Mexico: US$7m
- Bangladesh: US$6m
- Brazil: US$5m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- China: US$4m
- Estonia: US$4m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Philippines: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Greece: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Algeria: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- El Salvador: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Guatemala: US$1m
- Chile: US$886k
- Indonesia: US$870k
- Ecuador: US$784k
- South Africa: US$748k
- Honduras: US$718k
- Kenya: US$688k
- Tunisia: US$684k
- Tajikistan: US$673k
- Denmark: US$550k
- Uruguay: US$546k
- Nicaragua: US$537k
- Uzbekistan: US$516k
- Morocco: US$501k
- United Arab Emirates: US$438k
- Nepal: US$380k
- Belarus: US$380k
- Mozambique: US$347k
- Sri Lanka: US$338k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Türkiye | US$101m | 20.4% |
| 2 |  India | US$93m | 18.9% |
| 3 |  Pakistan | US$54m | 11% |
| 4 |  Uzbekistan | US$54m | 10.9% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$34m | 6.8% |
| 6 |  Bangladesh | US$16m | 3.3% |
| 7 |  Brazil | US$15m | 3% |
| 8 |  United States | US$15m | 3% |
| 9 |  Indonesia | US$10m | 2.1% |
| 10 |  France | US$10m | 1.9% |
In the UK Global Tariff, heading 5202 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides heading 5202 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, heading 5202 covers 10 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides heading 5202 into 6 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 4.3% (average 0.9%). 4 of them are duty-free. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
World trade in heading 5202 goods reached US$493m in 2024, down 1.6% on 2023.
Türkiye was the largest exporter with 20.4% of the total, ahead of India.
Germany imported the most (US$56m).
The United Kingdom ranked 48th among 111 exporters with US$351k.
The United Kingdom imported US$5m.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)?
Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) fall under HS heading 5202, part of chapter 52, in section XI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on cotton waste in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5202 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on cotton waste in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5202 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most cotton waste?
Türkiye, with US$101m in 2024 (20.4% of world exports).